More Light Sunday

 So You're Not Going to Hell After All. Now What?

Members of the LGBT community, like many other members of the FPCe congregation, face the task of maintaining or re-creating a spiritual life after less than positive experiences with organized religion in the past. In particular, LGBT individuals have to recover from those who use Leviticus, the story of Sodom & Gomorrah and other Biblical passages to justify their conviction that homosexuals are an "abomination."  The Adult Forum for October 18th, organized by the More Light Subcommittee, will use a clip from For the Bible Tells Me So and the experiences of Cindy Godwin and Tony Hedrick to generate a conversation on the process of becoming a full-fledged member of a faith community after alienation, disapproval or rejection by other religious groups.

Please join us at 9:45. All are very welcome. 

Walter Bruggeman

This coming Sunday, October 11, we'll watch and discuss a video by religious scholar, Walter Bruggeman. I don't have a preview link for the session we'll view, but here's a link to a sample of Professor Bruggemann. Please join us

One more Spong,,,

He's just too watchable. This coming Sunday, October 4th we will view and discuss Bishop Spong's sermon: "From a Tribal God to a Universal Presence." Here's the preview: click me. Please join us. You'll be warmly welcome.

Spong on a New Christianity

This Sunday, September 27th, we will watch and discuss the second half of Bishop John Shelby Spong's talk on "What a new Christianity for a new world will contain." You can preview the video: Click here. Spong gives a compelling presentation, consistent with his on-going message of the necessary humanity of Christianity and our role in living it out. Please join us in Martin Hall at 9:45. We'll be delighted to see you.

Spong on "Why Christianity as we know it is dying"

This coming Sunday, September 20th we will view and discuss the first part of a two session series by Bishop John Shelby Spong. In the first video Spong addresses some of the non-sustainable aspects of traditional Christianity. In the second part (next week) he speaks to what Christianity needs to focus on in order to thrive in the future. Here's a link to the first video: click here.
Please join us at 9:45. We'll be delighted to see you.

Still more "Religion in America"

This coming Sunday, September 13th, we will finish up the series on "Religion in America." This has been an excellent review of our nation's historical past, comparing, for example, the personal salvation Christianity of Billy Graham with the social justice Christianity of Martin Luther King. Lots of food for thought. Please be warmly welcome to join us. Come as you are.

More Religion in America

This Sunday, August 30th, we will continue with the study of Religion in America. This PBS program is proving to be very popular. Please join us. No preparation is required.